I though our documentary presentation went very well. The documentary we chose to present was called The Bride Price. Our documentary wasn't to long, which meant the class didn't become disinterested in our presentation. I thought the documentary we chose had a very strong message and conveyed it very effectively. Even though our documentary was short every moment of it was important and relevant to proving how serious child marriages are, and how the film maker (Stephanie Sinclair) thinks it should be abolished. Each time I re watched the documentary it makes me appreciate even more the freedom to chose to marrying whomever I may choose, and at an age where I am ready to be married. Unfortunately for these girls in this documentary they never had that option and were married off at a very young age.One question I started to wonder about while I was doing the my presentation was whether or not Stephanie Sinclair has started an organization to free young women from having to marry men, whom they do not know at such a young age. I have since looked up the answer to my question and discovered she has not started her own organization, but she often helps out with other humans rights organizations.
This is the link to the documentary The Bride Price, created by Stephanie Sinclair: http://mediastorm.com/clients/the-bride-price-for-icrw
2. Write a reflection on one of the other documentaries that you viewed in class. Name the tittle of the documentary, the intended message and please include your opinion on whether you think the message of the documentary was conveyed effectively.
Another documentary I viewed in class was called The finale of HBO's "24/7" Red Wings-Maple Leafs: Road to the NHL Winter Classic. The message of this documentary is used for entertainment purposes. They are trying to promote the the Winter classic and trying to tell people there is a deeper meaning to hockey and it is a serious game. The players who are on the team have had to go on a long journey to get to where they are now, and most of them are pretty humbled by it. Personally I am not a huge hockey fan, however viewing this documentary made me want to watch the winter classic, and maybe even some other hockey games. It made me feel sympathy towards the players because they had to play in horrendous conditions, however they all played because they are passionate about the game. Therefore I would say this documentary effectively conveyed its message.
This is the link to The finale of HBO's "24/7" Red Wings-Maple Leafs: Road to the NHL Winter Classic: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=699005
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